The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23
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Train Robbers Again at Work.
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Story of the Engineer and the Ex-
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Special Telegram to the Statesman.
FLAToNIA, Texas, June 1S.-Among the
arrivals on the west bound passenger
train this evening was Conductor Lyons,
Engineer Ben Pickerin, and the express
messenger, of last nights i'll fated train;
also Mr.. Braily, one of the passengers
that was robbed. Engineer Pickerin in
conversation with your correspondent,
stated that the first intimatio1 he had of
any thing wrong was when he pulled
out from the station, two men mounted
his engine with acocked revolvers. They
told keep the train moving
until they said stop, and that when about
one mile east of here they gave the order
to stop. He says they were in a very good
humor, but cool and determined. The
messenger says they treated him in very
rough manner, beating him over the head
with their pistols, and nearly cutting off
one of his ears. He thinks all were green
hands, except the leader, who Sc med to
understand his business pretty we'll.
Sheriff Seapp, of this county, also
Sheriff Townsend, of Colorado county,
are here, and are making every effort i'll
their power to get some clue to the per-
petrators.
STORY OF SHERIFF WHITE.
GALVESTON, June 1S.-Sheriff j. H.
White, of Ell Paso county, who, with his
wife, was passenger ON the Southern Pa.
cifc train robbed near Flatonia, this
morning, arrived in Galveston this after
noon. Some interesting particulars of
the robbery are cleaned from the sheriff.
He says the robbers did not even spare
the conductor, brakeman and porter, but
went through them all. Guards were
placed at the doors, while Captain Dick,
the chief robber, and one assistant
entered the sleeper and feeced
the passengers. A Mexican Of
icer, Captain Quintas, was in the
sleeper, accompanied by his lieutenant
, en- route to New Orleans. AS soon as he
learned what was the matter he called to
his lieutenant to bring him his pistols, but
Mrs. White, wife of the sheriff, understood
Spanish, and spoke to him, cautioning
him to make no resistance, as they were
overpowered. The fiery captain subsided
and handed out his cash. His lieutenant
poor little fellow, who spoke no English
could not understand what the robbers
wanted, and they made their mission plain
by cracking him over the head with six
shooter, remarking that they would as
soon kill a Mexican as eat theii
breakfast, "Capt. Dicks" assistant fol
lowed behind his leader with six-shootei
in one hand and s. stick of candy in the
other, apparently enjoying the saccharine
edible. They appeared in an ill-humor
and had the Mexican captain opened fire
as intended, there would have been bloody
work. Unquestionably Mrs. Whites cool
ness saved many lives. A Jewish traveller
for New York house, named Neuberger
became frightened and began to cry
They cracked him over the head with
six-shooter and robbed him of hi
diamonds, watch and money valued al
about $1,000 in all. Another drummer
named r. L. Armsted, travelling for g
, New York cigar house, told them they
had best give him back his silver, but
they said they were not making change
He then asked them to take drink with
him, but they said it was not their nigh
for drinking. 1t is thought here that thu
robbers got about $4,000 in money and
diamonds, including what was taken from
Express Messenger Folger.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
SoHULENBERG, j June 18.-The eastbount
Southern Pacific passenger train, Jesse
: Lyons, conductor, was robbed at small
bridge one and half miles this side Of
Flatonia, between IL and l O'Clock thit
morning. B. A. Pickerin, who was the en-
gineer on the train, stated when he ar
rived here this morning, that when he
pulled out from Flatonia he noticed q
man whom he took to be tramp stealing
, ride, crawling towards him on the Goa
in the tender; that he asked the man his
business, and in reply the supposed tramp
, presented large pistol, and told him tC
be quiet and stop the train when com.
, manded to do SO. The man then called
an accomplice by the name o.
Dick, who came out from his
place of concealment between thu
tender and express car. The men ther
rode on the engine until they reached thu
bridge, where there was small fire burn
f ing, when they made the engineer stop the
f train so that the passenger coaches were
on the bridge. Here the two robbers
were joined by four or five others who
were in waiting. The robbers first en-
{ tered and robbed the express, and while
they were doing so the engineer stole
away to the first coach and gave the alarm
to the passengers, and told them to con-
ceal their valuables. w. E. Folger had
charged of Wells, Fargo d Co.'s express,
and tried to save part eff his money by
putting it into stove. After the robbers
had secured all the other money in the
express they found the money in' the
stove, and beat the messenger over the
head with pistol because he had told
them he had no more money, There